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VOA Mandarin: As China NPC closes, dissidents on 'forced holidays' to be sent home


A general view of Chinese officials and delegates attending the closing session of the National People's Congress at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, March 11, 2025.
A general view of Chinese officials and delegates attending the closing session of the National People's Congress at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, March 11, 2025.

China wrapped up its week-long National Party Congress meetings on Tuesday, where its nearly 3,000 representatives cast votes to pass a total of seven bills in half an hour. Analysts called China’s two sessions a rubber-stamp political gathering, where many dissidents have been placed on “forced holidays” outside of Beijing so that their voice would not be heard. One dissident told VOA he will be sent home one day after the NPC’s closure on Tuesday.

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